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Two thirds suffer in silence with intimate health issues rather than talk to partner, GP

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Millions of Brits are so embarrassed about intimate health issues they won’t even discuss them with their partner, a study has revealed. Researchers found that 65% of adults would rather suffer in silence than endure an awkward face-to-face conversation with someone about our intimate symptoms. Almost four in ten even admitted they would be too [...]

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Posted by Ben Harrow

May 01

One in three businesses struggling to deal with sick days

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New research has shown that a third of businesses lack the resources to deal with staff absence, with bosses and employees both taking the strain. In fact, over a quarter of bosses and managers admit they have a real problem coping with staff absence in their workplace. Of those, 27% of bosses admit they have [...]

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Posted by Ben Harrow

Apr 24

60% of bosses don’t believe sick-day excuses

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Six in ten bosses don’t believe their employees’ excuses when they call in sick, research has shown. Suspicious managers are convinced their workers are lying to them in over half of the ‘not coming in’ calls they receive – not surprising, when workers admit that they could probably have made it into work on one [...]

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Posted by Ben Harrow

Dec 17

Half of women took ZERO sick days in the last year- because everyone else comes first

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Selfless British women are jeopardising their health by putting everyone else’s needs first, research has shown. A study of 2,000 adults found that women delay seeking help for serious health concerns- because they prioritise their family’s wellbeing over their own. It revealed that one in four women admits to ‘pushing through’ an illness, with many [...]

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Posted by Ben Harrow

Sep 04

‘Secondary Stress’- concern over partner’s career leads to stress-induced illness and injury

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Middle class redundancies amid the double dip recession have been blamed for the high number of wives suffering from stress induced illnesses. Experts have revealed that over the last two years, scores of women have been struck down by agonising neck and back pain and headaches caused by ‘secondary stress’. The condition is most prevalent [...]

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Posted by Ben Harrow

Aug 21

A Good Innings- Average Brit aspires to live to 83 years old

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The average Brit now wants to live until the age of 83, as a study has found that the majority of us would be grateful to reach our early eighties, with any time after that being hailed as ‘a bonus’. The study of 2000 Brits found most of us would rather pass away long before [...]

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Posted by Ben Harrow

Apr 17

British Women Use Dr Google

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One in four British women has misdiagnosed themselves on the internet – then bought the wrong product in an attempt to cure themselves, a study revealed yesterday. Researchers found Dr Google is now the first port of call for women with genuine health concerns who are almost twice as likely to check online before consulting [...]

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Posted by James Coleman